The
cast of this yearâs Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival Kick--âOff Extravaganza will
include Spider George & The Web; Ice Beat Factory, an ice--âsculpting performance
group; Studio VIA; The Tempters; Danceworks; First Stage, performing a scene from
âThe Best Xmas Pageant Everâ; and the showâs guest of honor, Santa Claus. Entertainment
will begin at 6 p.m. At approximately 6:30 p.m., invited guests Governor Scott Walker,
Mayor Tom Barrett, County Executive Chris Abele and Milwaukee alderman will lead the crowd in a countdown.
Fireworks synchronized to holiday songs will top off the program and free Jingle
Bus rides will operate from Pere
Marquette Park,
taking guests past all of downtownâs newly lit decorations.

After
opening night, Jingle Bus rides will operate from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursdays through
Sundays, November 22 â December 29. The 40--minute tour is narrated by Milwaukee
Downtownâs Public Service Ambassadors. Rides are $1 per person and depart from The
Shops of Grand Avenue â Center Court.
For additional information on the Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival, visit www.milwaukeeholidaylights.com
or call 414.220.4700.